The Safety Professional versus the Loss Control Professional: What Is the Difference?

摘要

The safety profession has been in a state of change for many years. This is a good thing for the profession. It must keep current to the customer it serves or it will become stale or worse not be viable. This paper takes a look at the safety profession through the eyes of a forty plus year practitioner. The author is qualified at least in his own mind because of his varied background in this exciting profession. The article will explore the following areas: 1. Compare and contrast the two sides of the safety coin. 2. The skill sets needed to differentiate the two sides. 3. Loss control in the current perspective. 4. Influencing safety from inside and outside a.Mini case study b.Tools for implementation of successful safety management 5. Moving towards a common ground.